Hong Kong police keep tight control over first authorised protest in years

Several dozen demonstrators were required to wear numbered lanyards, as police monitored their march against a proposed land reclamation

Hong Kong police have permitted a small protest march under tight restrictions, in one of the first demonstrations to be approved since the enactment of a sweeping national security law in 2020.

Several dozen demonstrators were required to wear numbered lanyards and were barred from wearing masks, as police monitored their march against a proposed land reclamation and rubbish processing project.